2455.000 Polycarpaea Lam.

Description of the genus

Annual herbs, sometimes ± woody at base. Stipules scarious. Leaves opposite or apparently whorled, linear to oblanceolate or ovate. Inflorescences of loose or compact terminal cymes, often with a single pedicellate flower between the main branches; bracts scarious. Sepals 5, scarious, not keeled, silvery, brownish, purplish or pinkish. Petals shorter than the sepals, 5, entire or emarginate. Stamens 5 (or fewer). Styles united below. Ovary 1-locular. Capsule 3-valved.

Worldwide: 50, mainly Old World species in tropical and warm areas.

Zimbabwe: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
corymbosa (L.) Lam.	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
eriantha Hochst. ex A. Rich. var. eriantha	N,W,C
eriantha Hochst. ex A. Rich. var. effusa (Oliv.) Turrill	N,W,C,E

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Flora of Botswana: Polycarpaea
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Flora of Mozambique: Polycarpaea
Flora of Zambia: Polycarpaea

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